Chemical Induced Xerostomia Among Institutionalized Eldery

Petrovski, Mihajlo and Minovska, Ana and Ivanovski, Kiro and Forna, Doriana Agop and Forna, Consuela Norna (2015) Chemical Induced Xerostomia Among Institutionalized Eldery. Revista de Chimie, 66 (10). pp. 1614-1617. ISSN 0034-7752

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Abstract

Subjective presence of dry mouth is most common oral problem among the institutionalized elderly. To
assess the subjective presence of xerostomia among institutionalized elderly. Total numbers of 70 subjects
older than 65 years institutionalized in one nursing home were evaluated. The subjective presence of xerstomia
was determinated. To determine the level of expressiveness of xerostomia is used questionnaire
recommended by Carda et al. 62.8% from the subjects believed that they had subjective feeling of xerostomia.
Most of them, around 40% had mild (xerostomia1), while around 25% of subjects had severe xerostomia
(xerostomia 3). Xerostomia is highly prevalent among institutionalized elderly. Also there is high percentage
of institutionalized elderly people who use drugs that can cause xerostomia

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Medical and Health Sciences > Basic medicine
Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine
Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences
Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User: Ana Minovska
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2015 14:52
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2015 14:52
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/14095

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